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Hi everyone, today I present a MOC that I just realized recently for a specific occasion: the Lego Event in Florence (Brick in Florence Festival 2017).
Tuscany landscapes have always been in my heart, in the last 15 years I have traveled several times in spring and summer in a specific area of Tuscany that is the "Crete Senesi". In this geographical area that starts from the south of Siena to the town of Pienza there are landscapes formed by sinuous hills with cottages and cypresses.
For years I have been photographing these areas and I could not miss creating a MOC dedicated to this land. As an inspiration I used a picture of mine that you can see here: http://www.unafotoalgiorno.it/portfolio/visgallery.php?cat=paesaggi&id=11838
Between design and construction it took only one month, I think it's one of the MOCs I've made faster in my story than AFOL!
I had little time but the ideas clear enough of what I wanted to accomplish. With just 4 Bricklink orders made all the same day, I did nothing but wait for them to come home and then all the construction took place within a couple of weeks (in time scraps).
It is a very simple moc, it is not composed of special techniques. I still had a lot of fun building it because I partly resumed my memories of photographic travels I did in the past.
flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdrnet/albums/72157690184763535
Hope you like it and if you have questions I am available!
Bye, Sandro

HI guys, I want to share with you this interview we did to the builder of this MOC. As it is in Italian, turn on subtitles in English.
Let me know if you are interested in other MOC videos exhibited in Italian events.

Younger brother of Ol' Colby, Fîn was always the odd one out. Carrots had never really appealled to him growing up, much to the dissapointment of his family. However, keen to make them proud he set off, and through some hardwork, trade and a touch of blackmail he ended up with a prime piece of real estate and his very own farm.
Built in a week and a half for the Dunedin Brick Show I am pretty pround of it. It is veiwable from 3 sides ( a masssive acheivement for me) and even looks good :p It also won me best young exhibitor, which was the icing on the cake Very much inspired again by Legonardo and Derfel Cadarn. Now onto the GoH anniversary. Does it ever stop?
Hope you enjoy and C&C welcomed.

I wanted to create some different areas based on the four elements represented by the four main elves, I've mixed parts from all kinds of different sets to create these places.
This one is the earth themed home for Farran the Earth Elf. I wanted it to be part cottage, part treehouse. It's mostly parts from The Elves Treetop Hideaway and the Ewok Village sets.
I attached my waterfall cave alongside the treehouse
I also made a fire themed volcano cave with a tall treehouse/tower neighbouring it. It's mostly made from a Lego Friends set that has a cabin and a waterfall. I kept the cabin and built the tower above it and changed the waterfall into a volcano.
I've created a workshop for the Air Elf Aira in one section of the tower with a bedroom above it, an observing platform with a telescope above that and a turret room on the top.
The webisodes show that Azari the fire elf is homeless and just crashes with the other elves, but I've given her a warm place to sleep inside the volcano.
I kept the camp beds in the cabin for the humans to sleep in when they visit Elvendale.
And here's some random pictures..

The Elf-Witch Cottage
In the depths of the enchanted woods, where reality and fantasy meet, an elf-witch has lived since forever. Nobody knows her name or her exact age, maybe 100, maybe 1000 years, but it doesn't matter, she's part of the woods she lives in now.
She's always busy with her magic potions and her studies… fascinated by nature's incredible colors and shapes, she keeps on living in her house, away from the rest of the world.
I've always been fascinated by nature, by its colors, and by the fantasy universe. In this project I tried to put it all together, using unusual parts and colors that I'd underestimated before. I'm very satisfied with the result.
You can look at more pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vedosololego/albums/72157682099871646
Or You can support on LEGO Ideas here: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/172038
Thank You

Here is my latest build for the Robin Hood display I'm working on. I still have to post Nottingham Castle, the medieval windmill, and medieval blacksmith shop plus build Sherwoods Forest. If you like this model or my Medieval Watermill please support the ideas here:
Medieval Cottage https://ideas.lego.com/projects/170226
Medieval Watermill https://ideas.lego.com/projects/159800
Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks for your support and let me know if anybody needs me to vote for their projects!
Life was not always easy in Lego medieval times especially for this family who were once peasants. They used to live in a one-room house made of straw, sticks and mud which they shared with their animals. Until one day, Hagrid the man of the house decided he was going to free his wife and son from a life of great hardships. This was not easy but Hagrid convinced his master to let him fight in a local tournament for a share of the prize. Hagrid managed to win the tournament against the overwhelming odds and moved his social status overnight. He no longer worked for his master and earned a life as a nobleman for the King. The family was awarded land and built a two-story cottage made of stone and half timbers.
Lego Medieval Cottage by Ben Pitchford, on Flickr
LEGO Medieval Cottage by Ben Pitchford, on Flickr
LEGO Medieval Cottage by Ben Pitchford, on Flickr
LEGO Medieval Cottage by Ben Pitchford, on Flickr

Hello residents of Historica!
Would like to happily present my third moc. This is my second moc for GoH, and Nocturnus. (You can check the first one here, which is a vignette.)
I built this moc in LDD first, because i've started to use that program not too long ago, and i am liking it very much. This way i can try a lot of things, and variations on a moc, and if i decide to build it in real life, i can save a lot on bricks, because of the parts list provided by LDD.
I wrote a short story again, and continue to give you some background information on my character, Gutkeled the Tangled. Here we go!
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The Saga of Gutkeled the Tangled II.
From the Cradle to the Vague I.:
After Gutkeled the Tangled saved Cailleach Bheur, they agreed to team up and travel together temporarily. They headed south south- east, towards the coast. The mighty Kyrrath Mountains indicated the right direction for a while. Both of them could use the company, and it was safer together. Lots of nasty things were going on in the grim and dark lands of Nocturnus on any day, but now with the civil war raging, it was more than worse. Nobody was safe!
Eventually they reached Skavenport, and paid for a ferry to one of the nearby islands, where Gutkeled had a small boat, and a cabin deep on the bayou. He invited Cally for a meal.
- Cozy wee but an' ben ye got here! - took a looksy around, as she sat down.
- Thank you! I've build it with my two hands! Carved it out of the wilderness here. Kind of reminds me of home! - said Gutkeled, and served some food, and refreshments.
- How lang have ye been living here? - asked Cally before the first bite into a scone.
- A few years i guess! Who counts, eh?! - smiled the taciturn man, with a face full of buns.
- Come on! Whit are ye feart of, loon! Cat got yer tongue?! No gaun to sit here in silence, listening to yer munching! Tell me a tale from yer early years! Whit did ye dae as a bairn?! Where did ye live? - forced the vamp a story, so Gutkeled gave into it.
- Okay- okay! Just let me collect my thoughts, and swallow my morsel! Those were eventful years of my life for sure. - sighed the man, then began.
- When I reminisce about all those years, I see many things. Life and death strung together, like the meadows and forests in which we lived. There was family and adventure, but also solitude and uncertainty. There was laughter and joy, and there was also sadness, and tears. But even more than tears, blood was shed. And so many were left to their unadorned graves, unburied.
But to me, death was just another journey. Through the darkness, which i'm striding unflinchingly into the unknown, on a path paved with gray stone. And after all, when I reminisce about those years, I mostly remember green. Endless forest on the West, began from an end, filled with magic. Mysterious, and proud folk with pointy ears shaped like mine. Eerie atmosphere all around, isles constantly covered in thick fog. Light drizzle falling on me face. Mother's long ginger hair dancing in the cool, early moring breeze, as we were scouting the trail father suppose to arrive with the rising sun. Sometimes you could catch the gleam of his sword's blade on a clear day...
- Wus he a knight? Yer auld man? - Cailleach slid to the edge of her chair curiously, interrupting Gutkeled's monologue.
- Well, he was a warrior if needed. Always in the heart. A wanderer, seeker of forgotten tales, poet on other days. He was from the frozen lands, all year snow and mountains. Long nights and ale contests, pale lights and pine forests. Leifr Bragason, clansman. Son of Bragi, and Iðunn - the yellowish green faced man described his father, and his background passionately.
- Dinna fancy they norsemen. Their blood is somehow feels cauld. Brrr!!! Shiver runs doon ma spine just as ah think of it! Whit did ya put in ma medd anyway? Tastes like a wicked witch on a rainy day! - twitched the woman from the bitter beverage that her host introduced her to.
- It's the blood berry, Cally! That is what gives its sourness, and the scarlet color. I call this marsh mead. Fremented it meself - smirked Gutkeled, and sipped some from his green goblet.
- Now that ye mention blood, ah wull need some soon! Cannot live on mead, bannock and buns. No offense chiel! Ye're a good cook, but ah just need a wee bit of me poison if ye ken what ah mean! Don't we aw?! - grinned the hungry vampire, as her eyes lit up with a twinkle, and her fangs appeared in her opened mouth.
- All right! All right! Let me just finish my meal, and then i'll escort you to somebody i know, and can help you out with your... needs! - capitulated Gutkeled, and started to destroy the rest of the contents of his plate.
- Guid! Ca' canny now! Don't choke on it! On oor way, ye can tell me mair aboot yerself! - pried the lady a bit. She was interested in Gutkeled. Saw something in him. Didn't know what. Yet! Maybe potential, opportunity! One thing was for sure. He didn't look like an average tree hugger, or a frost- blooded. The skin, the ears... Was he some kind of drow, or elf? Was Gutkeled even his real name? And what was about with that death thing? Too many questions rose up in the mind of Cailleach Bheur, but she had to wait a wee bit to learn everything. She knew she must tag along!
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The cabin in LDD:
Original LDD version:
hut001_7 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr
In real life:
Updated:
IMG_20170131_130440 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr
IMG_20170131_130453 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr
IMG_20170131_130610 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr
IMG_20170131_130625 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr
Interior:
IMG_20170124_105217 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr
IMG_20170124_105253 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr
IMG_20170124_105324 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr
Thanks for watching! C&C welcome! More pictures here!
IMG_20170124_110825 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr

A typical Swedish cottage that I made for a competition over at Swebrick. Dark red cottages with white corners is as traditional as it gets over here :)
Was very frustrating to work in such a small space, but happy with how it turned out in the end. Hope you like it

My fourth entry to the CCC XIV, for the Woodland Hideaway category. The layout and design of the house were inspired by this image. The bottom-right window lights up, and the river is made of SNOT cheese slopes.
Herbert the hermit lives in a cozy cottage nestled in the Western Woods. He lives a secluded life, preferring to spend his time tending to his gardens, and feeding his many animal friends.
More pictures on Brickbuilt
Thanks for looking, C&C welcome

Passed down from father to son, carrot farming ran in Colby's blood. When he was a boy he used to eat them every day. Stewed, boiled and even mashed, it didn't matter how ya cooked em, Colby would eat it.
When he had inherited his fathers cottage he had been overjoyed. It sat on the edge of the woods beside a small stream. The perfect environment for growing carrots. The house could do with a bit of a fix up, but as long as there were carrots, Colby was happy.
So here it is. I would have posted it earlier but as this is my first time editing, it took me a while to get sorted. A couple tips on how to improve my editing would be welcomed. Over all I think I nailed the build, with the rock work being the only thing that annoys me. I love the leans, the Tudor work and stone work. All were inspired by DC and LD. The weather vane (yes, that's a weather vane ) was a nod to Legonardo's moc "house of chaos" which helped me build this, it's meant to be a chicken but I don't have any chickens so I used a brick built one. The trees were fun to try out but the roof was not as rickety as I would have liked it but eh, its OK. I am also going to be putting my saga to the side and focus on some different builds over the next weeks.
C&C needed and hope you enjoy.

These were my contributions to the Ye Old Merry Battleground layout at BFVA.
The Vermillion realm (red) and the Cerulean realm (blue) are at war! The land's greatest heroes go head to head in many epic battles where breaches are made on both sides. The forest men who dwell outside of the two realms' protection acted upon the war's opportunity and planned their own schemes for riches. As you cross between the realms, beware of bandits, swindlers, and dragons.
Be sure to check out the full write-up of the display on InnovaLUG.com.

Thanks to de Gothia for letting me place this watchtower in Benoic.
Having recently acquired quite a few dark green plates, I wanted to try a landscape in that color and chose to put a small tower/cottage combo on it. There is a full interior, though because of the small size the furnishings are fairly frugal. Both doors are functional as well. The corner stonework was inspired by Dwalin Forkbeard, the cottage was inspired by Legopard, the ‘gear’ mushrooms were borrowed from Captain Flint, and the tower windows were inspired by Gideon.
Benoic has many stone watchtowers within its lands to provide warning in case of attack, and also as bastions of defense. This particular tower also has a small cottage to serve as living quarters for the soldiers stationed there.
More pictures can be seen on brickbuilt.
Thanks for looking, your comments and suggestions are always appreciated

Hi
I have designed a couple of medieval-style cottages, but I think this is my favourite scale. It's similar to the little buildings in the Ninjago Temple of Airjitzu, and the Medieval Market Village, which i think works really well.
I am planning a medieval mountain village, inspired from the clean lines of Howls Moving Castle and the cartoonish architecture and machinery of Final Fantasy/Zelda RPGs.
I'm most proud of the windows, which I think really characterise that robust, animated style.
Anyway, I'm hoping to construct a few more buildings in this style, and place them in a mountain top village. Although this plan is still pretty fluid at this stage.
I've also experimented with a topo map for a background, from somewhere in regional Victoria...
Thanks for looking : )
Crystal Mine Cottage by simon crocker, on Flickr
Crystal Mine Cottage by simon crocker, on Flickr
Crystal Mine Cottage by simon crocker, on Flickr

This was my second MOC, experimenting with a few techniques from Derfel Cadarn's amazing guide to building a medieval village. It's pretty simple and straightforward. C&C appreciated!
Medieval Cottage by Lindulan Halcyon, on Flickr
Back view:
Medieval Cottage - back by Lindulan Halcyon, on Flickr
Side view
Medieval Cottage - side by Lindulan Halcyon, on Flickr
Thanks all!
Lindulan

Hello all,
I would like to share you guys my first 'Historic Theme' worthy MOC.
Mirror Lake Cottage is a peaceful cottage where friends join to have a great time. Relax by the lake, take the boat for a trip, chop some wood and play with the dogs.
For someone who wants to have a chat with the lady of the house, it tends to get slippery.
Hope you like the MOC.
Feel free to comment!
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr
Mirror lake cottage by daniel vermeir, on Flickr

Hey there,
First things first: I really dislike square bases, this one was made just to cover the basic bricks that I used to elevate the all build to match the rest of the display. Just Ignore it :)
This is another build to my LUGs (comunidade 0937) display that will be first time showed on Arte em Peças on the first 2 weekends of June.
It will be part of a village that it will be inserted on a large display next to my blueWater Castle. The Wedgwood house and the Healer’s House will be part of it to.
It was a real blast building these one because of the color scheme that I just happen to love. The roof is bright light orange and the landscape is primarily lime green. It has lots of little details, both on the cottage but also on the landscape. It’s 4 side viewable too, of course.
Enjoy!
Morisledge Cottage
Morisledge Cottage
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Morisledge Cottage

Hi all,
I hope this is the right forum for this. I want to have a go at a fantasy house - I've seen lots of great models like in the link below. Any advice? The strange angles are puzzling me... does anyone have wip photos/instructions to show the building structure?
Thanks.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhensel/14680606623/

Hello EB Members!
On the 4th of November 2014 I began construction of our LEGO Winter Village Christmas display.
8 days and 7 late late nights (2am/3am) later I have finished!. This has been my biggest MOC to date. Not that I have done many... This is my 2nd major MOC, but I have done about 7 small little 16x16 baseplate sized ones.
The size of this display is Three 48 x 48 and One 32 x 32 baseplates wide and Two 48 x 48 baseplate deep. (1410mm W X 770mm D)
It's lowest point sits on the actual baseplate, and at it's highest point it stands at about 34 bricks high! (330mm H)
The whole thing is modularized and each building is easily detectible like a floor level on a "modular building".
Throughout the build I have added in some things for the kids to look for like a Where's Wally/Waldo.
They have to find:
8 x Elves
5 x Reindeer
4 x fire hydrants
3 x Owls
Find everyone that is doing a sport ie: snow baseball, Ice hockey etc..
Everyday I move Bad Santa around and the Kids have to spot him in his new location.
(since taking these Photo's the kids also have to find 6 toy Soldiers, the very same ones in the October bonus S@H set)
The carousel works with power functions and the motor is hidden in the "shed" and the battery pack is underneath the shed in the underbelly of the foundations.
Below are a few Photos of the display...
You can view more photos in myFlickR Folder here.
Thank you for taking the time to look.
C & C are most welcome!

Hi everybody.
This is my entry to the MEC. I only had enough time to build in one category, so I choose B.
After Sauron was defeated and the ruling ring has been destroyed, the age of men, an age of peace and harmony, began. Gandalf took a break from is great adventures and quests and now lives peacefully in a small cottage in the middle of the woods. Frodo, Bilbo and other friends continue to visit him, and when they do, they seat by the fire, talking about how they manage to get thru all the dangers and slippery roads. It’s a time of peace, it’s a time of friendship…
The idea was to recreate a circular cottage with a roof in a shape of a wizard’s hat, taking some inspiration on the latest DC build, Caer Caradoc . The roof didn’t worked out as I wanted, mainly because of lack of time and specific parts, but I think the idea is there. I now this roof is not going to please to everybody, but hopefully the idea gets thru. :)
Some photos. Hope you like it and CC is welcome!
PS: Good luck to everyone!

Hi everybody!
This is my entry for the 4th task: Scholars: Observatory, Alchemist, Philosopher, Astrologer
Grey Beard Wizard Cottage – a cozy cottage on the heart of the enchanted forest of Vanhorn.
So, continuing my sigfig history, Adam and his apprentice went to Grey Beard’s cottage right on the heart of Vanhorn forest. Grey Beard is a mysterious wizard and alchemist, but also a good friend of Adam. He creates many potions and magic “stuff” and is a very wise man. And since Adam is on a new quest, soon departing to a distant land, he needs a few things from him.
Sorry for the lack of a more elaborated story or dialogue, but English is not my prime language and, to be honest, I suck at creating story’s and dialogues!
Here are some pics. It was a huge pain to photograph this MOC because of the size and the various textures and colors and, of course, my almost total lack of photographing skills! I never seem to get it right…
Anyway, I hope you like it! It was inspired in some photos that I came across on the net!
Some photos:
I would like to claim credits for (Hope I did this right. If someone thinks that I missed something, please let me now J ):
Architecture:
Wall technics: off-set on tan walls)
Advanced snot (rockwork on landscape – not sure if this qualifies although I used lot of SNOT technics)
Landscape:
Tree design
Flowers and dense foliage

hi
here is my first post of a modified set
just a few changes were made:
- a floor was added
- small differences in barbeque area
- base floor with kitchen utensils
- roof tops
still have to finish attic and 1st floor. I'm waiting for stairs and 4x2 plates to go on base floor
hope you like it

Aliens need a warm and cozy home too - with a smoking chimney and a loving mommy, no matter how different they are from us.
The "mommy", a.k.a. the Queen
The "older brother", a.k.a. the worker, feeding some domesticated Insectoid
The mommy spends most of her time watching "TV" and laying larva.
alien terrain
Family Portrait
If you aren't disgusted by my entry yet, check out more pics here.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=542232

This is my Phase 1 build for the House category in AoM.
This was a fairly simple build, I tried some new furniture designs and tried to make the house look like a common medieval cottage.
Many new houses have been springing up in Daydelon, half-timber cottages with thatch roofs are common because of their low cost and quick construction.
All C&C welcome

Hello everyone!
Here is my latest build. The riverbank cottage set in the country. The cottage is a mixture of several examples found all over the UK. I designed mine to be next to a river as opposed to the coast where many of this style cottage are to be found. This was just for scale purposes. I didn't want to build a beach/huge cliff beside it
Anyway, I think this belongs in town as its not quite historic? a lot of these cottages were built in the late 1800's to early 1900's and are still in good condition to this day. I'll leave it up the Admins to decide if it needs moving!
It was a chance for me to experiment with scenery, water and texture of which I enjoyed very much. All in all its taken a couple of months.
The floors are removable for interior access, although due to the small sizes of the rooms, the furnishings are less interesting than my previous efforts.
It's set sometime in the 50's just for a decorative era. Here are some pics;
The rest can be found on my flickr stream here: http://www.flickr.co...656812@N04/sets
Any comments or thoughts welcome!

2014 sees the Isle of Man celebrating it's culture and heritage through a series of events and projects involving the creative arts. This "Island of Culture" theme has inspired me to create a series of Lego models representing places, people and themes linked to the Island's rich history. The models will be small (fitting on a base no larger than 8 x 8 studs) and I hope to create at least one model a month during the year so watch this space!!
JANUARY - The Tower of Refuge
This is actually an older model that has already been posted on EB so please check out the original post http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=69582 for the background info.
Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr
FEBRUARY - Traditional Manx Cottage
A typical Manx stone cottage from the 18/19th century. These can be found all over the Isle of Man and were generally thatched with straw held down with ropes or fishing nets. Inside there were usually 2 rooms; a main living/cooking area and a bedroom, with perhaps more sleeping or storage areas in the roof space. While those cottages still inhabited today have been modernised, in the village of Cregneash (which was the British Isle's first open air folk museum) you can see preserved examples and learn what life was like living in them.
Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr
Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr
Here a wife is tending the veg patch while her husband is out with the fishing fleet... for centuries farming and fishing were key industries. The national dish is said to be "Spuds and Herring".
Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr
Thanks for looking and feel free to comment...